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in reply to a message by Lily
Well, Heathcliff, though horrible in many ways, was also strong, rugged, extremely masculine, determined, intelligent, passionate, and devoted to his one true love. So there might be something there to name your kid after.
I wouldn't assume that anyone named Heath---Heath, not Heathcliff---was named after him. Does the Heath in your Catherine and Heath sibset have Heathcliff as a full name, or is it just Heath? If it's just Heath, I think the parents goofed up if their intent was to name their son after Heathcliff.
I like Heath, and no, I don't think it will be assumed that you love the character Heathcliff.
I wouldn't assume that anyone named Heath---Heath, not Heathcliff---was named after him. Does the Heath in your Catherine and Heath sibset have Heathcliff as a full name, or is it just Heath? If it's just Heath, I think the parents goofed up if their intent was to name their son after Heathcliff.
I like Heath, and no, I don't think it will be assumed that you love the character Heathcliff.
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Sorry, but I think overall he was just awful and a horrible role model. He was so full of hate and anger. He might have been intelligent and determined but that doesn't outweigh his bad character traits. There are many characters who are intelligent to name your child after, no reason to choose him. I also always wondered whether he was really so devoted to Cathy. I mean her daughter obviously meant a lot to her and he didn't exactly treat her well. I would just guess that if you truly loved someone you would also be somewhat nice to the people that person cares about, be it only to avoid hurting the one you love. I mean she was already dead by then, but still.
Don't get me wrong, I think it's fine when people named their kids Heath or even Heathcliff, I just think it's weird when they say that they deliberately named their kid after him. It makes me wonder whether they have actually read the novel.
No, he's just Heath. Heath Jonathan if I remember correctly. His sister is Catherine Rose but she has always been called Kate. I think you can name your child after someone without using the full name. Even though I agree that in this case it's kind of odd because the character is, as far as I remember, never called Heath.
Don't get me wrong, I think it's fine when people named their kids Heath or even Heathcliff, I just think it's weird when they say that they deliberately named their kid after him. It makes me wonder whether they have actually read the novel.
No, he's just Heath. Heath Jonathan if I remember correctly. His sister is Catherine Rose but she has always been called Kate. I think you can name your child after someone without using the full name. Even though I agree that in this case it's kind of odd because the character is, as far as I remember, never called Heath.
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Despite my love for the novel, and the fact that I seem to have somewhat more sympathy for Heathcliff than most people do, I would never name my son after him, that's for sure. He was filled with hate and anger, and this led him to lead an unhappy life. I don't think that's a good vibe, to say the least.
His passion for Cathy was so intense that it led him to resent her daughter, because her daughter was the product of her union with another man, a man who had supplanted him. Not that I would ever approve of a passion that produced that as a result, but that's the sort of emotion that makes the novel so fascinating to me.
His passion for Cathy was so intense that it led him to resent her daughter, because her daughter was the product of her union with another man, a man who had supplanted him. Not that I would ever approve of a passion that produced that as a result, but that's the sort of emotion that makes the novel so fascinating to me.
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